Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2023-08-27
Time: 09:19:55
Production Date and Time: 2023-08-27 09:20:40 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-18 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 665
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20232390919559_e20232390920019_c20232390920069.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20232390918559_e20232390919016_c20232390919065.nc,OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20232390916559_e20232390917016_c20232390917062.nc,OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G18_s20232390915559_e20232390916015_c20232390916078.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 1
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AK
Country/Countries USA
County/Locality(s) Southeast Fairbanks Census Area, AK
NWS WFO Unknown
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2023-08-27 09:19:58UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 62.710000°, -142.230000°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Southeast Fairbanks Census Area (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power76.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)279.90 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.77 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.38 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)-1.24 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.26 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.23 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.79 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-999.00 K
Image Interval-999.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.86
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power46.87 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 71.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 106.80°
Mean Glint Angle35.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 30.40 km2
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